He was dragged from the sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues: a frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the skin of his hip; evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face; strange things he says in his delirium, which could be code words. And a number on the film negative that leads to a bank account in Zurich, four million dollars, and a name for the amnesiac: Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life. A man with an unknown past and an uncertain future, the target of assassins and at the heart of a deadly puzzle. He`s fighting for survival and no one can help him - except the one woman who once wanted to escape

ISBN: 978-1-4091-1769-8
Издательство: Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011

Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists planning to destroy America`s most strategic natural resources. He needs the help of his long-time friend, General Boris Karpov, the newly appointed head of Russia`s most feared spy agency, FSB-2. Karpov is one of the most determined, honorable, and justice-hungry men that Bourne knows. But Karpov has made a deal with the devil. In order to remain the head of FSB-2, he must hunt down and kill Bourne. Now, these two trusted friends are on a deadly collision course. From the Colombian highlands to Munich, Cadiz, and Damascus, the clock is counting down to a disaster that will cripple America`s economic and military future. Only Bourne and Karpov have a chance to avert the...

ISBN: 978-1-4555-0905-8
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Серия книг Penguin Readers, включающая классические и современные произведения, предлагает литературу для изучающих английский язык на уровнях Beginner – Advanced. Увлекательное чтение может дополняться аудиозаписями.

ISBN: 978-1-4082-8950-1
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: май 2012

After so many adrenaline-soaked years risking his life, Jason Bourne is chafing under the quiet life of a linguistics professor. Aware of his frustrations, his academic mentor asks him to investigate the murder of a former student by a previously unknown Muslim extremist sect called the Black Legion. The young man died carrying information about the group`s terrorist activities, including an immediate plan to attack the United States. In Europe, Bourne`s investigation of the Black Legion turns into one of the deadliest and most tangled operations of his double life - the pursuit of the leader of a murderous terrorist group with roots in the darkest days of World War II.

ISBN: 978-0-446-55158-8
Издательство: Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: июль 2011

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne`s true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne`s mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world`s deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know what the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped never to do again--assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically omnipotent Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the...

ISBN: 978-1-4082-6388-4
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne`s true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne`s mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world`s deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know what the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped never to do again--assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically omnipotent Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the...

ISBN: 978-1-4082-6395-2
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012

Jason Bourne`s nemesis Arkadin is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a

ISBN: 978-1-4091-0326-4
Издательство: Orion Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011

He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues. A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium -- maybe code words. Initial: "J.B." And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million dollars, and, at last, a name: Jason Bourne. But now he is marked for death, caught in a maddening puzzle, racing for survival through the deep layers of his buried past into a bizarre world of murderous conspirators -- led by Carlos, the world`s most dangerous...

ISBN: 0-553-26011-1
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

En 1872, dans une lettre à son amie Mme Roger des Genettes, Flaubert ne cachait pas ses intentions de nuire: "Je médite une chose où j`exhalerai ma colère. Oui, je me débarrasserai enfin de ce qui m`étouffe. Je vomirai sur mes contemporains le dégoût qu`ils m`inspirent, dussé-je m`en casser la poitrine; ce sera large et violent. "Ce fut le roman des deux bonshommes: deux greffiers s`installent à la campagne pour se consacrer au savoir dont ils explorent tous les domaines. Puis le dégoût les saisit et ils reviennent à leur occupation première: copier. Interrompu par la mort de Flaubert en 1880, Bouvard et Pécuchet est le livre de toutes les vengeances, croisade...

ISBN: 978-2-253-16049-6
Издательство: Livre de Poche
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011

Moore, a marathon runner and one of Bill Bowermans Oregon men, tells the story of his mentor and hero, drawing on years of taped interviews and the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, the company that Bowerman helped to found.

ISBN: 9781594867316
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2007

ISBN: 9781526605818
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: январь 2021

What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the someone you don’t know. Would you still push the button? "Button, Button", Richard Matheson’s chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis of "The Box", the new film from the director of "Donnie Darko". In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable stories by Matheson, the award-winning author of "I Am Legend" and "What Dreams May Come".

ISBN: 978-0-7653-6143-1
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011